FNUS76 KMFR 182103
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DORRIS 2...KLAMATH FALLS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
203 PM PDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY WITH THE AIR MASS BECOMING WARMER AND DRIER. AT THE
SURFACE...A THERMAL TROUGH TO THE WEST WILL SHIFT INLAND SATURDAY.
FRIDAY...EXPECT LIGHT WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE WITH EASTERLY MIXING
WINDS. WINDS INCREASE SATURDAY SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES INLAND AND EAST OF THE BURN
AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING
SOME SOUTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. EXPECT
LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION. A WEAK SHOWER PATTERN FOLLOWS SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH A TROUGH OVER THE AREA.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE WIND 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 85 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...GRADUALLY TURNING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...SAM TACCHINI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100319.DORRI.01/MFR